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Helping hurricane affected students: OECS Commission and CXC collaborate using new Educational Technology
The OECS Commission’s Education Development Management Unit and the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) have collaborated to provide continuity in teaching to hurricane affected students in the British Virgin Island, Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda, using Notemaster, a custom built learning environment that allows…
Combating climate change: the OECS an official partner of COP 23
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), the Caribbean Community for Climate Change Coalition (5Cs) and the United Nations Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) have partnered to represent the region at the COP 23. Public…
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OECS joins NDC Partnership
Monday, November 6, 2017 — The OECS Commission is proud to be one of the newest members of the NDC Partnership, an initiative launched at COP22 in Marrakesh, Morrocco, to build in-country capacity and increase knowledge sharing so that climate…
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David Jessop – Citizenship Programmes: A race to the bottom?
By David Jessop From Jamaica Gleaner In most nations of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, the OECS, citizenship is available at a cost. It can be purchased by almost anyone who can afford it. There is no qualifying period…
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Eastern Caribbean to get $6 million World Bank grant
By Joyce Loan From WIC News The World Bank has approved a US$6.3 million grant to support Eastern Caribbean countries to preserve and strengthen resilience of coastal and marine resources. Th funds will also be used to implement regional policies…
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DOMINICA – $670,000 pledged to Barbuda recovery
From Caribbean News Service Dominica has pledged over half a million Eastern Caribbean dollars to help recovery efforts in Antigua and Barbuda. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit arrived in Antigua on Sunday with other OECS counterparts in a show of solidarity…
St Kitts-Nevis to become first in OECS and CARICOM to eliminate mother to child HIV transmission
From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNIS) — St Kitts and Nevis is expected to become the first country in the Organization of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Americas, outside of Cuba, to bring…
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21st-century geopolitics of the Caribbean. Part IV.
By Andrew Korybko When predicting the contours of any forthcoming revitalization of the West Indies Federation, it’s important to keep in mind that this prospective entity will probably be comprised of three primary parts constituting an “Atlantic Bloc”, the OECS,…
IV Trade and Investment Conference to be hosted in Costa Rica on the 29-30 August
By Giordano Associates Ltd The Costa Rican President, Luis Guillermo Solis, has endorsed the Caribbean RIM Platform, and the IV International Investors Conference & the FIRST CARIRIM TRADEXPO 2017 to be held at the internationally prestigious, EARTH University – located…
ILO and CDB hold policy dialogue on social protection and youth employment
Members of the ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean met with representatives of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) for a policy dialogue on social protection and youth empowerment and employment — two key areas of work for…
